M&A Deal Summary

United Rentals Acquires Blue Mountain Equipment Rental

On December 2, 2011, United Rentals acquired retailer Blue Mountain Equipment Rental

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is United Rentals’ 9th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is United Rentals’ 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is United Rentals’ 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-12-02
Target Blue Mountain Equipment Rental
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) United Rentals
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Blue Mountain Equipment Rental

Uniontown,, Pennsylvania, United States
Blue Mountain Equipment Rental Corp. a company with locations in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Blue Mountain is almost exclusively focused on the industrial segment with a special concentration on oil and gas exploration in the Marcellus Shale region.

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Buyer

United Rentals

Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Business Services
Employees26,650
Revenue 14.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
United Rentals location in Hermantown, Minnesota.
United Rentals location in Hermantown, Minnesota.

United Rentals is an equipment rental company, with an integrated network of rental locations in the US and Canada. The company serves construction and industrial customers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and others. United Rentals was founded in 1997 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 27
Sector (Retail) 9 of 14
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 24
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 7 of 23
Year (2011) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-04-28 GulfStar Rental Solutions

Beaumont, Texas, United States

GulfStar Rental Solutions, LP, a three location power & HVAC equipment rental company located in Texas and Louisiana.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-12-16 RSC Equipment Rental

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

RSC Equipment Rental serves as a vital and trusted partner for thousands of customers in construction, industrial, petrochemical, governmental, and manufacturing businesses across the United States and Canada.

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